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1986 Matchroom Professional Championship
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The 1986 Matchroom Professional Championship was the inaugural edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place from 17 to 21 September 1986 in Southend-on-Sea, England.[2][3]
The tournament featured six professional players, all part of Barry Hearn's Matchroom Sport stable. The tournament was won by Willie Thorne, who defeated Steve Davis 10–9 in the final.[4][5][6] Thorne made a break of 137 in his opening match against Neal Foulds.[7] The event was played at the same time as the 1986 Scottish Masters.
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Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]
- Winner: £50,000
- Runner-up: £20,000
- Semi-final: £10,000
- Quarter-final: £5,000
- Total: £100,000[1]
Tournament draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 Frames | ||||||||
 Steve Davis (ENG) | 6 | |||||||||
 Terry Griffiths | 3 | |||||||||
| Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 6 | |||||||||
| Tony Meo (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 10 | |||||||||
| Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) | 5 | |||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 6 | |||||||||
| Willie Thorne (ENG) | 6 | |||||||||
| Neal Foulds (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||
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